Rally the faire crew
A Group Day at the Georgia Renaissance Festival
The group chat finally agrees on something. In Fairburn, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, a full Renaissance village hands your crew a day with actual things to do — shows to catch, games to lose at loudly, food to fight over, and taverns to toast the whole ridiculous, excellent day.
Why Crews Keep Coming Back
Nobody has to pick the restaurant
The day plans itself: live shows across the village, characters in every lane, and enough to see that the "what do we do next" question answers itself all afternoon.
Rivalries included
Games of skill — axe throwing, archery, and the rest — settle every long-running crew argument the honorable way. Loser buys the next round of turkey legs.
Taverns for the toast
Pubs and taverns pour throughout the village for the 21+ of the party, with food and drink for everyone — claim a long table and hold court.
The Shape of the Crew Day
Herding a group is easy when the village does the work.
1 · Arrive & pick a rally point
Grab maps at the gate, name a meeting spot, and let the crew scatter or stick together. Splitting up is half the fun — the stories compare at lunch.
2 · Regroup at the joust
Everyone makes the tournament. Pick knights, place bragging-rights bets, and yell together — it's the moment the whole crew shares.
3 · Run the rivalry loop
Games, rides, and challenges until a champion emerges. Photograph the victory. Never let them forget it.
4 · Tavern hour to close
Long table, full cups, the day's highlight reel retold badly. Stay through the last hour — the village saves its best light for it.
Level Up the Day
The Pub Crawl
A hosted tavern-to-tavern wander for the 21+ crew — drinks, revelry, and good company along the route. Add it when you get your tickets; it sells out on its own.
Reserved joust seating
Put the whole crew together at the rail — best seats for the loudest cheering section. Also an add-on at ticket time.
After dark, for the 21+ crew
On select nights each fall, GARF After Dark runs the village as a separate 21+ evening series — its own tickets, its own energy.
Theme the crew. Matching looks, group costumes, or one reluctant knight — dressing up together is half the memory. The full guide lives on the Cosplay & Costumes page.
Everyone books their own date — the same one. Tickets are date-specific and days sell out, so lock the crew's date in the chat before anyone buys.
The practical stuff, answered. Bags, re-entry, weather, and the rest live in the FAQ.
Get the Crew Together.
Pick the date in the chat, then lock it in — days sell out and tickets are online only.
Get TicketsComing with a different crew?